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Recollections of CERN’s early days from the CERN Archives
Rüdiger Voss and Emmanuel Tsesmelis on why CERN’s geographical enlargement is important for the future
Cecilia Jarlskog looks at CERN Theory’s roots, and recalls some interactions with the organization
CERN celebrates its 60th anniversary with a series of events webcast live
The events to mark CERN’s 60th anniversary kick off this week. You can follow many of them via CERN's live webcast service
Today at CERN, a symposium will highlight the great LEP adventure and will celebrate the 90th birthday of the former CERN DG, Herwig Schopper
At UNESCO headquarters in Paris today, CERN and UNESCO are celebrating 60 years of science for peace. Watch the webcast